China’s Xi says there are no winners in tariff war as he tours Southeast Asia
By HUIZHONG WU and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL, Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic…
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Trump’s tariffs have wider effects on manufacturing in Asia this time
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The first time that President Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in 2018, it set off a scramble among manufacturers who had long relied on China to start looking…
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Is Taiwan the happiest place in Asia? But what do residents think?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Growing up, Huang Wen-chun remembers listening to friends and family complain about life in Taiwan. So when she saw news reports declaring Taiwan the happiest place in Asia, she…
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5 Chinese satellites practiced ‘dogfighting’ in space, Space Force says
Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein speaks at the McAleese Defense Programs Conference in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024. (US Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich) WASHINGTON —…
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Ex-NSA cyber chief warns of ‘devastating impact’ of potential DOGE-inspired firings
NSA cybersecurity Rob Joyce testifies to Congress in 2021 (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The former leader of the National Security Agency’s unit dedicated to cracking foreign computer…
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US pharma giant Merck backs healthcare marketplace HD in Southeast Asia
Big Tech and pharmaceutical companies are accelerating the implementation of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry. Just last month, AWS and General Catalyst announced their partnership to speed up the…
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Column: Trump isn’t an isolationist but a bully; that hurts the U.S.
WASHINGTON — When President Trump announced last week that the United States will take over the war-blasted Gaza Strip, expel its Palestinian population and build a high-end beach resort, most of the…
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Lawmakers jet set to Maui and Asia to discuss energy, transportation for California
This is the season for California lawmakers to travel across the globe, some to lush beachside resorts with schmoozing lobbyists, at no cost of their own. A hand-selected group of…
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$1.80 dinners and budget clothes? The spread of frugality is hurting China’s economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s 1.4 billion consumers once spent with enough abandon to help drive the global economy. Now one of the hottest topics on Chinese social media is how to…
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Beijing loomed large during Biden’s Asia trip
HANOI — On the eve of the final day of a four-day visit to India and Vietnam, President Biden emphasized one point: He is not trying to contain China. “It’s not…
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China GDP: Economy shakes off Covid legacy to grow 4.5% in Q1
Hong Kong CNN — China’s economy got off to a solid start in 2023, as consumers went on a spending spree after three years of strict pandemic restrictions ended. Gross…
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Apple CEO was presented with an original Macintosh. See his reaction
CEO Tim Cook personally welcomed customers to the new Apple store in Mumbai as the tech company opens its first retail stores in India. CNN’s Vedika Sud reports. Source link
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Repeated gunshots fired on live TV as ex-lawmaker shot by assassins
Atiq Ahmed, a former lawmaker in India’s parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in a slaying…
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Opinion: Biden heads to Southeast Asia next week, but his itinerary is ‘exactly backward’
When President Biden visits Vietnam after his stop at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi this month, he is expected to upgrade our two nations’ bilateral relationship to…
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Lightspeed backs Markato, a marketplace that helps independent brands break into Asia
During the pandemic, almost all retailers in Asia established an e-commerce presence and adopted digital payments. But one thing that didn’t change was sourcing, say the founders of cross-border marketplace…
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The US still waits for its high-speed rail revolution
CNN — High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey times, but more importantly, it’s in driving…
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Exclusive: U.S. hopes to soon relocate Afghan pilots who fled to Tajikistan, official says
[1/2]A member of the Afghan air force marshals in an A-29 Super Tucano at Hamid Karzai International Airport near Kabul, Afghanistan, January 15, 2016. U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb/Handout…
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Ex-Giuliani associate Parnas found guilty of violating U.S. campaign finance law
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Lev Parnas, a onetime associate of Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was found guilty on Friday of violating U.S. campaign finance laws…
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Israel designates Palestinian civil society groups as terrorists, U.N. ‘alarmed’
A girl wearing a protective face mask and the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) looks on during a rally to show solidarity with hunger-striking…
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White House repeats no Taiwan policy change; experts see Biden gaffe
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a town hall about his infrastructure investment proposals with CNN’s Anderson Cooper at the Baltimore Center Stage Pearlstone Theater in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. October…
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